several weeks, as i've gone home this concern continues to well up with regard to where we're going as cauntry, where we're going as a government. they don't see themselves as being part of it anymore. and they want us to be their voice and it's an honor to serve them, it's an honor to be here. but it's, i think the perspective of this body needs to be that of serving people rather than to be served. i sometimes think we get that switched around. mr. lummis: the gentleman from minnesota also was a leader in his state legislature. observations comparing the two? mr. peterson: -- >> i think a lot of being a successful legislator and making a successful country is getting things done and being results oriented. in the minnesota legislature, we were able to offer amendments as long as it was germane. here we have to get permission to offer an amendment from the chair of the rule committees or the speaker of the house. so it's a very closed process. it's not an open, flowing process where i think it's easier to breed partisanship. i think if the rank and file members can get together to break the g